The Peotone Blue Devils will challenge the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Peotone beats Bradley-Bourbonnais with 12 runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Blue Devils came out on top against Lisle by a score of 12-7 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won four in a row.
Lincoln Tierney made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
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In other batting news, Peotone got a massive performance out of Joe Hasse, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Hasse has become a key player for the Blue Devils: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruben Velasco, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Peotone always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .522. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Bradley-Bourbonnais had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Vikings. While the Boilermakers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 15-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Jace Boudreau was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Bradley-Bourbonnais' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Peotone, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
Peotone might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Bradley-Bourbonnais in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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